In part, she told Casatelli: "For this beautiful young woman has an entire community of people that love and respect her. Her pain is our pain…

Franklin Casatelli appears in court for sentencing on rape and burlary charges.

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"…She learns, she grows, she gives and she loves," taking a long pause, "the second thing of which I am certain is that this world is a better place and a safer place because Mr. Casatelli has been removed from society…

"You have committed one of the worst crimes that you can commit against another human. You took away my sister's choice. The choice over her own body and the apathy that you have shown is disgraceful…

"She is a strong and amazing woman and an infinitely better person than you will ever be…

"You will forever more be defined as a sexual predator, a rapist. It will determine where you live, where you work and every association you have for the rest of your life and that gives me some peace."

After that, Sarfoh, the Special Victim's Bureau Chief, cited case precedent to have Casatelli's rape and burglary convictions run consecutively to which Judge Breslin reviewed and agreed with: 22 years for the rape, 15 for the burglary.